UMW Swimmers Complete Day One at NCAA Championships

Highlighted by senior Nick Eckhoff's school record in the 500
free (4:34.73) the University of Mary Washington men's and
women's swim teams are off to a solid start at NCAAs in
Shenandoah, TX.

Eckhoff's swim placed him 23rd overall which is his highest
finish ever at the NCAA meet and sets him up very well heading into
his main events, the 200 free in which he is seeded 14th and the
200 backstroke. Also swimming in the mornings individual events was
sophomore Alex Anderson who represented the Eagles in the 50 free,
while his time of 20.86 was just off his CAC conference record of
20.40 set in February it was over .3 faster than he was at
this meet last year and good enough for 30th place overall.

The Eagles also had entries in the 200 medley relays for both
the men and the women. While the women were called for a
disqualification, the men (Sean Mayer, Peter Slattery, Misha
Yelmgren and Anderson) recorded the second best time in program
history (1:33.28) and finished 18th in the country, moving up four
places from their original seed.

Follow the Eagles as they continue at NCAAs tomorrow morning
with prelims starting at 10 am, with swims in both the 200 free
relays, men's 400 IM, women's 100 fly, men's 200 free and both
medley relays.